I'll Save The Whale Watchers Some Time

Tonight Shaq played 39 minutes, shot 8-13 for 25 points, picked up 14 rebounds, and blocked 7 shots.

Not a bad night, but the worst part is that the Heat lost.

This loss snaps a 14 game winning streak for the Heat. 14 games without a loss!!

That would be a 25-7 record, tied for the 2nd best record in the NBA with San Antonio, (Phoenix is 26 and 4). The Heat are undefeated in their division, and have only lost 2 games in their conference.

The Lakers on a tear, after beating a sad looking Denver team last night, that put their win streak at 2.

By the way, my favorite LA team, the Clippers beat Denver tonight also.

Lakers record, 16-12, hey the Heat won almost as many games in a row as the Lakers have won all year!

I look at a couple things when it comes to Shaq.

-He usually finds a way to win, aside from the last two years with Kobe.
-And he fills your arena.

Miami had to add seats to accomodate the demand for tickets. So yes, Shaq is getting more money than his numbers alone deserve, but when you put asses in seats, you get a few more bucks. That game against the Bobcats that Shaq played 23 minutes and did nothing may have cost the Heat $450,000.

But so what!

When ticket prices are almost $50 he has to sell 9000 tickets. He probably did that just in season tickets by going to Miami. Not to mention the Heat will be televised the maximum number of games. When is the last time the Heat was the game to watch on Christmas Day!

On a side note, Heat owner Micky Arison screwed the whole thing up.

He is not cashing in on the Shaq craze, he already had his TV deal in place, he is fifth in the NBA in attendance, but has lower ticket prices than the NBA average.

Another retarted Owner.

Owners, seriously, call the Fu2rman! You all need my help!!

Let me bottomline the whole Shaq thing. I am not a Shaq fan, I believe he is on his way out.

I am not a Laker fan for the first time in my life. And that my friends, is Kobe's fault. If he could have been smart enough to see that Shaq was at the end of his career, he was being coached by Phil Jackson, (only Red Auerbach has as many championships), and he coached a similar player named Jordan, so he is familiar with that style of play.

It was only a matter of a year, two at the most, and the Lakers would be Kobe's team.

It is obvious that Buss/Kupchak wanted Phil out for Kobe's sake.

They were ready to make coach K. the highest paid coach in the NBA, Coach K. being a Kobe favorite and all.

The Lakers bet everything on Kobe, while Shaq is helping Miami win the East (even if it is by being defendable, finally, hence allowing Wade, E. Jones, the exLaker, and the rest of the Heat to do their thing), and one of the greatest coaches in history is sitting home.

This for Kobe Bryant!??

Why do you think coach K. rejected the job? Because he loves college basketball? Where players are turning over every year to go to the NBA?

No!!! He didn't want to deal with Kobe's crap either!

You see, this is more about the Lakers bad decisions, than about Shaq going downhill, at least for me.

Bahb just hates Shaq!

Well you Kobe lovin' Big Assed Hairy Beer Drinkin' American Mo Fo, let me see you defend the Lakers decision instead of just bashing Shaq.

Tell us how keeping Phil, Shaq, getting T-Mac, and trading Kobe to the east, so the controversial Christmas game could still take place, is a worse idea than the current Laker situation!